Toy machine gun



Aug. 10, 1943;

TOY MACHINE GUN Filed Sept. 28, 1942 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 gnaw 0116 R CF 2 y/V? 1 26217507257? R. c. FLYNT ET AL 2,326,530

1943- R. c. FLYNT ET AL 2,326,530

TOY MACHINE GUN Filed Sept. 28, 1942 2 SheetsSheet 2 Patented Aug. 10, 1943 7 Robert i 2,326,536 r TOY MACHINE only c, Flyntand Ursal K. Butler, 1 L Winston-Salem, N. 0. 1

Application sept m er 28, 1942, Serial o -450,012 3 Claims. (Cl.45- -12 l2-).

This invention relates to toy machine guns,

An object of the invention is to provide, in a single construction, a toy gun which can easily be adapted for selective use as a breast or submachine gun, or as a stand supported gun.

Another object is to provide a toy machine gun constructed of non-metallic or non-critical parts and which nevertheless is strong and durable. V I V Another object is to provide atoy machine gun of the character referred to in which the parts may be economically manufactured and assembled. V

A further object is to provide a toy gun of the character stated including a new and improved noise making device adapted to give forth a staccato clop like sound resembling the report of an actual cartridge firing gun more nearly than prior noise making 'devices.-

Other objects will become apparent from a drawings, in which: Figure 1 is a side elevation showing a toy or setup to simulate a stand or tripodsupported machine gun;

Figure 2 is a top plan view set up as shown in Figure 1; 7

Figure 3 is a section on the line ure 1; I

Figure dis a central vertical longitudinal sectional view of the toy machine gun conditioned to simulate a breast or sub-machine gun; j Figure 5 is a fragmentary side elevation showing details of a noise makingdevice;

Figure 6 is a vertical section on the line 6+5 of Figure 4; and

Figure '7 is a detail perspective view showing ma- 7 chine gunembodying the invention, conditioned by any suitable means, such 'as a dowel pin 3?. A plate or disc like member 3 formed of'wood to simulate a magazinejisslotted so as to 'fit over and be attached to the body I intermediate the endsthereof'in a plane perpendicular to I thelongitudinal axis of the body I.

A cooling barrel "or cylinderis simulated by v atubularmember 5 fitting over *andsurroundreading of the following detailed description, the appended claims, and the accompanying of the toy gun v tary woodenbody member 1 extending from the butt end'B to the muzzle end C, and being of rectangular cross section throughout its length with the exception of the extreme muzzle end portion, which is formed with a round portion 2 offset laterally from "the longitudinal axis of the member i. The round part 2 is formed to simulate the muzzle end of a'gun barrel. At its opposite end a transverseibreast piece 3 is secured to the elongated member I ing the body I- and extendingfrom the magazine simulating member 4 almost to the 'muzzle] end of themember; l'. Holes Bin the tubular-mem- I ber 5 add to the simulation' 'of an"actual ma.

chine gun cooling lbarrel or cylinder. The tubu- 1 lar member 5 has contact substantially throughout its length with the bottom face of the-longitudinal member; 8 Inasmuch as the bottom face of; the member is flat, theinner' wall of the. member 5- will contact the member I along the'two side'edges of the bottom face of the member I.' The tubular member '5, being formed of resilient material such as cardboard'or papier mache; day be secured to the member I by Q means; of small; fasteningdevices, such as nails 1 so astojform a durable non rattling joint. As

shownf in Figures 4 and; 6 the nails crimp or presstheflexible material of the tube 5 inwardly-against the bottom of themember I'.

'If there should be atendency for the joint'bej tween "theparts 5 and to loosen upafter long use, the resiliency of the' connection provided i by the nails l and cardboard end, portions of the tubular member} wilLtake up thesla'ck or looseness and a strongnon-rattling joint': will i l be'maintained for'faflong time. i- 'Afnoise inakingdevice generally designated 8 adapted to make "sound simulating the discharge of explosive charges'is': mounted" on the body "member I to the rear of the magazine simulating member 4 Preferably the body I is forn'iedwith a portions of reduced cross sectional area providing a recess l which is bridged by a Wooden soundingblock H extending beyond the front I g and rear'ends of the; recess l0 randprojecting laterally beyond or overlapping thefsides of 'the 7 Nails i2 extending through 'th'e block I l' into the body l at opposite ends of'the recess 59 hold the M001; in'plac'e'so that the block Will reinforce the weakened'orreduced' section 9 of thebodyl.

:Q'ne rear corn'er portionof the block'll-is'cutaway so as to provide aside surface l3 on the; I block lyingin the same plane as aside surface i i onthe body I'. The cut-out cornerreferred to; overlaps the recess Ii). A clapper |5 is mounted within the "recess lfl so asto lie normally duce more of a twang.

are provided for securing the forward end of the clapper l5 against the block II, the rear end of the clapper l5 being free so that the clapper may beflexed downwardly and then released to.

permit it to return and strike the sounding block I l The sounding block preferably is formed with a, hole I! and in accordance withthe invention, the clapper I5 is formed of resilient non-' metallic material, preferably- Bakelite. We have found that a clapper formed of such nonmetallic material cooperates with the sounding block having a hole formed therein, so as to produce a "clop like noise resembling or simulating the sound of a discharged cartridge, much more than the noise produced bymetallic clappers. Metallic clappers have been found to pro- .An actuator generally designated vided for depressing and releasing the clapper in quick succession 50 as to produce a series of blows on the block II and to'thus simulate the rapid firing of a machine gun. In the form shown, the actuator I8 comprisesa square wooden rotor block journaled by a screw 19 adjacent the co-planar faces l3 and H of the block II and body I. A pin Zqprovides a handle by which the rotor maybeturned. The rotor is so posi- I8 is proti-c-ned that its corner points 2! will engage serially with the portion of the clapper l5 overlaping the cut-outcorner portion of. the block H. By mounting the clap-per 15 within the recess U) too great a flexing with consequent danger of 'breakingthe clapper is prevented. 1 The arrangementis such that should a child manually depress the clapper without turning the rotor I 8, the clapper flexing will be limited by the reduced section 9 of the body and no damagecan be done to-the clapper. The clapper is covered by the block H except for the small clapper portion overlapping the cut-out corner of the block ll that it is diflicult for a child to operate the clapper other than by turning the actuator J8. Another advantage of this construction is that a child is not likely to get its fingerpinched between the clapper'and the sounding block.

It will be observed that the sounding block II and the tubular member 5 .abut respectively against the rear and front face of the magazine simulating member 4, thereby bracing it and .23 adapted to be received by either cftwo at taching stations, one comprising a hole 24 in the body i at a pointn ar the longitudinal'center of the body andrtheother comprising a hole 25 in the body adjacent thebutt end of the latter. To

condition the gun for use simulating a sub-machine gun, the end grip piece 22 is mounted at theforward attaching station 24. In operation, the breast'piece 3 is held against the users body, and the :hand grip '22 is held in one hand, the other hand being free to operate the .actuator I8.

To adapt or set up the gun to simulate a stand supported gun, the hand grip piece 22 is mounted I at theatta'ching station 25 so as tocooperate --wi th wooden legs 26 mounted at other attaching stations 21 to form a tripod. The attaching sta-' tions 21 may comprise holes or seats formed n the magazine simulatingmember 4 the arrangement being such that when the legs 2 6 are in Y sorted in the attaching stations, the legs will diverge downwardly and outwardly from each other. When the piece 22 and legs 25 are attached to the gun to form a tripod, the gun may be setup in inclined position as shown in Figures 1, 2, and 3.

It will be observed that the parts of which the toy gundisclosed herein is made are all verysimple to manufacture and their correlation is such that they may be assembled economically. The only parts formed of metal are the nails 1, l2 and I6 and the screw IS. The clapper I5 is formed of Bakelite or like material and the tubular member 5 is formed of paper, cardboard, or similar material, All of the other parts are formed of wood. Thus the gun may be constructed of readily available and so-called noncriticalfl materials.

The toy gun disclosed herewith embodies the invention in a preferred form, but it will be understood that changes may be made without departing for the invention as defined in the claims.

sectional area, a corner portion of the laterally overlapping part of said block being cut away so that a side surface of theblock will be coplanar with a side surface of said body adjacent one end of said recess, a clapper mounted in saidrecess, means for securingsaid clapper to saidblock adjacent the, endlof the recess opposite that end which is cut away ,at the corner, the free end of said clapper overlapping said cut away corner, and an actuator mounted to rotate against saidco-planar body and block side surfaces and having pointsadapted to serially depress and release the'clapper.

2. In a noise making toy; a body member formed with a recessyandfla sounding device comprising a sounding block bridging said recess and projectinglaterally' beyond one side of said body member and longitudinally beyond both endsrof said recess, means securing said block to said body member at opposite ends of mounted to rotate against said co-planar body member and block side surfaces. and having points adapted to serially depress and release the clapper,

3. In a toy machine gun, an elongated uni- ,tary; member extending from the butt orstock end to the muzzle end and being formed at the muzzle end with a laterally offset round portion simulating a gun. barrel muzzle; a member simulating a magazine mounted on said unitary tions being such that said round portion issub- Y stantially centered with respect to said tubular member, the unitary member being flat along mounted, there being fastening means extending through the tubular member and into the unitary member at said fiat face thereof, and said tubular member being formed of material which is slightly yieldable whereby a strong,Vnon.-ratt1ing joint is provided between said unitary member and said tubular member.

ROBERT c. FLYNT. URSAL K; BUTLER.

the faee against which the tubular member is 

